Attachment for pants



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H. J. LYON.

ATTACHMENT TOR PANTS. No. 349.657. Patented Sept.A 21, 1886.

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HENRIETTA J. LYON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ATTACH M ENT FOR PANTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,657, datedSeptember 21, 1886.

Application tiled March 6, 1886.

' lower strip attached to said pants, a transverse upper strip, andelastic bands connecting said st-rips, said elastic bands being arrangedin pairs, with an opening or button hole formed between cach pair ofbands.

The invention consist,furiher,of certain details of construction andcombination of parts, which will bc described hereinafter, and finallypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure vl represents a perspective view ofa pair of pants with my improved attachment. Figs. 2 and 3 are sideviews of the attachment, drawn on a larger scale; and Fig. 4 is avertical trans verse section on line 5v x, Fig. 2. q

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a pair of pants with my improvedattachment, which consists of two transverse strips, B and C, andelastic bands D D, which connect said strips. The lower strip, B, isattached to the pants, while the upper strip, C, connects the upper endsofthe bands D D. The bands D D are arranged in pairs, the bands of eachpair being located close to each other, so as to form an opening orbutton-hole between each pair of bands D. The central pair of elasticbands D may be made longer than the remaining bands, and extended belowthe lower strip, B, and attached at the lower end to the body of thepants, so as to be capable' of greater extension at that point, which isthe point of greatest strain, as shown in Fig. 2. At each end of theattachment non-elastic connectingbands D may be arranged, saidnon-elastic bands being used at those points where it is not requiredthat the attachment should give in the same manneras at points at whichthe rear part of the pants on which the greatest strain is exerted.

My improved attachment has the advantage that it can be quickly andeasily buttoned to the shirt or waist or unbuttoned therefrom. It can bemanufactured at comparatively small expense, as no stitched button-holesare re quired, which render these attachments ex` pensive. Theattachment forms a kind of skeleton band, which is especially adaptedfor use with cheaper goods, to which it imparts all the advantagesconnected with the more ex pensive waistband attachment.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and ldesire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination, with a pair of pants, of anattachment consisting of atransverse lower strip attached to said pants,a transverse top strip parallel to the lower strip, and elastic bandsconnecting said strips, said bands being arranged in pairs closely toeach other and having an opening forming a button-hole between each pairof bands intermediately between the strips, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with apair of pants, of an attachment consisting ofa transverse lower strip attached to said pants, a transverse top stripparallel to the lower strip, and elastic bands connecting said strips,said bands being arranged in pairs and having an opening or button holeformed between each pair of bands and intermediately between saidstrips, the.

central pair being of greater length than the remaining pairs andattached at-the lower end to the body of the pants, substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRIETTA J. LYON.

Vitnesses:

CARL KART),- SIDNEY MANN,

